The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-11-25
NORMAL NOTES.

Miss Maria Boland, member of the
class Of 'Ss. has gone out TO teach dur
ing the winter. She win be away until
the opening of the fourth quarter.
Mr.. Robert Loosemore has returned
10 school and will graduate In the spring.
This makes eleven gentlemen in the
graduating class, and there are over
thirty ladies'. Hence the class of 'SS
numbers some forty odd members
which is certainly good showing for
the growth and prosperity Of our school.
Ali We ask for is large appropriation
of money from the next legislature with
which to build new addition to our en-
tirely outgrown building. Why, if We
had room enough and sufficient teach
ing force to accommodate one thousand
students, We should have graduating
class of over one hundred every year.
Let everyone who is interested in the
cause of education do all in his power to
secure from our next legislature suffi-
cient appropriation TO meet our wants.
1t may occur TO few that it is rather
early to begin to agitate this matter.
We say it is not too early; We want each.
one to be thoroughly aroused and ready
for the battle so that we shall be sure of
OF victory, and that no more disappoint-
ments shall fall to our lot.
The total enrolment of students in
the Normal department Is two hundred
and thirty-nne. OF these there are
one hundred and seventy-six females
and only sixty-thIee males, or the girls
outnumber the boys by nearly three to
one. This seems TO indicate that girls
thrive better in this country than boys.
or that more of them are seeking for an
education than their brothers. We
do not no which is the real fact.
Last Friday morning Miss LiasiS Key
sor presented a well-written paper on
the character and life OF Daniel Deron-
da, the jew" The speaker showed
that she had given her subject thor
ough study. We saw many things TO
commend in Miss Keysor's essay. The
character of Deronda was clearly por-
trayed. The events of his life We're
passed in review and George Eliot s
best novel was given an impartial and
close analysis. Natural traits and ten
denotes furnished points for comment
and from these the character of the Jew
was beautifully evolved. Inasmuch as
1t was a purely literary essay, it was a
good and creditable effort.
Since the writing of the above, Mr..
Marcus Frederickson has presented a
carefully prepared essay on SCOTS
Lady of the Lake" He briefly related,
in an attractive prose style, the story
gwen IN this noble poem, and ended by
suggesting the introduction of such
works as the Lady ofthe Lake for study
in our common schools. This We con-
slider a very timely and wise suggestion.
| The Literary Society last Friday even
ing was well attended. A good program
was rendered of which We name the fol-
| lowing numbers as worthy of special
mention: Instrumental duet, by the
Misses Hartman and Vranizan; Memoir
of Thomas Moore, written by Miss Key
sor; Reading of an extract from Lalla
Rookh, by Miss ComstJck; Violin duet
by Messrs. McAdam and Douglass; and
lastly, funny dialogue III charge oil
Miss White. All went home fully salts
fed of having enjoyed a profitable even
ing's entertainment.
The Thanksgiving exercises IN the
Normal department this "wednesday
| morning were as follows: First, a chant
by the chair and the G class; second
Thanksgiving essay by Miss Bunse;
third, sentiments by several Students
and fourth, music by the choir.
The students will have their regular
THANKSGIVING social tonight beginning
at 7:30.
The Model school held it's Thanksgiv
ing exercises IN the preparatory depart.
ment on the second floor. Below we
give the program:
| l. Chant. ....................MO Model School
2. Proclamation .......-. 49,. Jos. Cuddy
3. Recitation Thanksgiving Days
| Maud Lane
4. A Thanksgiving Exercise
Grammar and Primary School
| 3. Song .........- Lint. Department
| 6. An Essay Thanksgiving Laura Buck
:. Recitation "A School Boys Vision,
| Arthur Gilmore
8. Observation-Disclosures. ,Maidie Cleveland
! 8. Music 20. $50. Primary School
| 10. Autumn Leaves Six Intermediate Girls
| II. An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving,
Marjorie Patterson
| II. Song-When the Green Leaves come Again
| Is. A Dialogue-Jm's Thanksgiving,
| Anna Vranizan, Harry Henlein and
| Charlie Sawtelle
| H. SnOTuS --'-.--.-.-.. OrdLlindT CcuOOI